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JFK made a speech that discussed church, state, and religion which had a huge impact on me and I believe it is even more important today.

" Our belief in church should be important only to the individual and his God. It is more important for this nation to discuss the kind of American we believe in. We need to keep in mind that our problems are man made - therefore they can be solved by man, and man can be as big as he wants."

• US Fiscal Debate Could Learn From Norway

  By genvana on February 8, 2015 • ( 1 )

  

  By Mark Provost in The Progressive Press If Washington sincerely wants to reduce the budget deficit and national debt while protecting the broader economy, it should learn from other nations which have succeeded. One country stands out: Norway. Norway has… Read More ›

• Bibi Netanyahu — aka ‘The Republican Senator From Israel’ — May Have Made A Fatal Political Mistake

  By genvana on January 31, 2015 • ( 8 )

  

  By Rick Ungar Set aside, for the moment, the diplomatic row being sparked by Speaker of the House John Boehner as he seeks to create two conflicting foreign policies for the United States—one pursued by the President and the other… Read More ›

• Why Climate Scientists Receive Death Threats

  By genvana on December 13, 2014 • ( 1 )

  

  by Tim Radford, Climate New Network If you don’t like the message on climate change, it seems that the answer is to shoot the messenger. According to a new book by veteran environmentalist George Marshall, thousands of abusive emails—including demands… Read More ›

• ‘Keystone XL Clone’ to Pump Tar Sands Oil Starting Next Year

  By genvana on November 17, 2014 • ( 11 )

  

  By Anastasia Pantsios As Republicans get set to test their new majority in the U.S. Senate and their complete control of Congress to push through approval of the Keystone XL pipeline, a new investigative report by editor Lou Dubose at the… Read More ›

• Anonymous Seized The Klan’s Main Twitter Account This Morning

  By genvana on November 17, 2014 • ( 8 )

  

  By skywriter and wouldn’t let go until a short time ago. Anonymous had been in control of the Klan’s main Twitter account @KuKluxKlanUSA since 9 this morning, posting its own pictures on the racists’ account and using the hashtags, #OpKKK #Ferguson… Read More ›

• Yes, the Republican Obamacare Strategy Will Kill People

  By genvana on November 11, 2014 • ( 3 )

  

  By Jonathan Chait There is a famous thought experiment called the trolley problem, and it goes like this: A runaway trolley is headed toward five people bound on the tracks. You are standing before the switch that could divert it… Read More ›

• New solar material converts 90% of captured light into heat

  By genvana on November 9, 2014 • ( 6 )

  

  By NEHA KARL Scientists have created the ‘black hole of sunlight’ – a new nanoparticle-based material that absorbs and converts more than 90 percent of captured sunlight to heat. Research from the US have developed a super-Sun-absorbing material that will… Read More ›

• South Florida Wants to Split State Over Climate Change

  By genvana on November 3, 2014 • ( 5 )

  

  by Anastasia Pantsios Some may remember a politically motivated proposal to split California into six separate states floated earlier this year. That was basically a proposal by a wealthy venture capitalist for the rich areas to take their ball and go… Read More ›

• Obama Doctrine: Speak Often, and More Carrot Than Stick

  By genvana on August 31, 2014 • ( 1 )

  

  The best well thought out article I have read in a long time.

• ALEC Pushes to Force the US to Amend The Constitution

  By genvana on August 9, 2014 • ( 4 )

  

    By Jessica Mason The United States could be on the verge of calling its first constitutional convention since 1787, and the American Legislative Exchange Council, or “ALEC,” has been working behind the scenes to make it happen, including through its… Read More ›